| | D | Dsus4 | D | Bm | E |
| B | orn a | poor young country b | oy M | other Nature's s | on |
| | A | D | Dm | G | D |
| A | ll day long I'm sitting singing songs for eve | ryone | | | |
| | D | Dsus4 | D | Bm | E |
| S | it b | eside a mountain st | ream S | ee her waters r | ise |
| | A | D | Dm | G | D |
| Lis | ten to the pretty sound of music as she fl | ies | | | |
| | D | G | D |
| Do do | do do do do | do do do do | do |
| | D | G | D | Dmaj7 | D7 |
| | do do do do | do do do do | do | | |
| | G | Gm |
| Do do do do do do | do do | |
| | D | Dsus4 | D | Bm | E |
| F | ind me | in my field of gr | ass Mo | ther Nature's s | on |
| | A | D | Dm | G | D |
| Swa | ying daisies sing a lazy song beneath the s | un | | | |
| | D | G | D |
| Do do | do do do do | do do do do | do |
| | D | G | D | Dmaj7 | D7 |
| | do do do do | do do do do | do | | |
| | G | Gm |
| Do do do do do do | do do | |
| | D | Dsus4 | D | Bm | E | A | D | Dm | G | D | D | Dm | G | D |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Oh | Mo | ther Nature's S | on |
E --2-3-2-1-3-5-3-5-3-2----------------------------------------
B --3-----3-----0-----3----------------------------------------
G --2-----2-----0-----2----------------------------------------
D --0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
| Middle Lead (play along with the "do do do" part): |
E ----0-2-------0---2---3-2-0---2---2-------0---2---3-2-0---2--
B --3---3---3---3---3---0---0-3-3---3---3---3---3---0---0-3-3--
G --2-------2---------------------------2----------------------
D --0-----0---0---0---0-----------0---0---0---0---0------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
E ---2-2---0-2-3-2-2-0------------------------------------------
B ---2-1-3-------------3----------------------------------------
G ---2-2---------------0----------------------------------------
D ---0-0---------------0----------------------------------------
A ---------------------2----------------------------------------
E ---------------------3----------------------------------------
| MOTHER NATURE'S SON- The Beatles |
| (slowly pluck these) (strum a bit on each of |
E ---2---2---2------------------5--3--0--3p2--0h2-2h3-0h2-0h2---
B ---3---3---3------------------3--3--3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---
G -4---2---1--------------------2--2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---
D ------------------------------0--0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---
A --------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------0------------------------------------------------
| D G/D D Bm D E9 (hit low E string) |
| Born a poor young country boy Mother Nature's son |
| | A | D/A | A | D/A | A | D/A | A | D/A | D | Dm | G/D | D |
| A | ll | day lo | ng | I'm si | tting s | inging s | ongs for | every | one | | | |
| | D | Dm | G/D | D |
| | | | | D G/D D Bm D E9 (riff) |
| Sit beside a mountain stream See her waters rise |
| | A | D/A | A | D/A | A | D/A | A | D/A | D | Dm | G/D | D |
| L | ist | en t | o | the pr | etty s | ound of mu | sic | as she fl | ies | | | |
| | G/D | D |
| Do do do do, | do-yoo do do | do |
| | D | G/D | D | Dmaj7 | D7 |
| | do do do do, | do-yoo do do | do | | |
| Find me in my field of grass Mother Nature's son (riff) |
| Swaying daisies sing a lazy song beneath the sun |
| | G/D | D |
| Do do do do, | do-yoo do do | do |
| | D | G/D | D | Dmaj7 | D7 |
| | do do do do, | do-yoo do do | do | | |
| | D7sus4 | D7 | G/D | Gm/D | D |
| Do do do | do | do do | do | yeah yeah ye | ah |
| (repeat verse chords while singing/humming the tune) |
| | D | Dm | G/D | D7 |
| | Oh | Mo | ther Nature's S | on |
D -------2---
A -----2-----
E -0-4-------
| G/D: x x 0 0 0 3 E9: x x 0 1 3 2 |
| D7sus5: x x 0 2 1 3 D/A: x 0 4 2 3 0 |
| (from The White Album, 1968) |
| (sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu) |